Vulnerability significantly compounds hardship in the Pacific. More than twenty percent of people in most Pacific Island Countries (PIC) live in hardship, meaning they are unable to meet their basic food...
Type: BriefReport#: 123790Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Sharma,Manohar
Standard skills indicators leave an information gap on workforce skill characteristics, job skill requirements, and quality of worker-job matches that prevents policymakers from making informed and timely...
Type: BriefReport#: 123792Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Laajaj,Rachid ;
Arias Diaz,Omar S. ;
Macours,Karen ;
Rubio-Codina,Marta ;
Vakis,Renos
The period since the global financial crisis of 2008 has been characterized by the emergence of a broad set of tech-driven financial companies ("fintech" companies), acting in parallel with traditional...
Type: BriefReport#: 125038Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Cortina Lorente,Juan Jose ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
This note provides guidance to governments on how to screen and select prospective investment projects to ensure they maximize the social, economic, and environmental benefits while minimizing the risks....
This note addresses practices for reducing gender inequalities and for empowering women to make a positive contribution to development through agricultural investments. Women make a crucial contribution...
Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) has been suffering increased flooding and landslide events in recent years due to the impact of global climate change. In 2014 a 1 in 500 year flood event affected 60 towns...
This note provides guidance on how to ensure tan agricultural investment makes a positive contribution to local and national food security and nutrition. Investments can play a critical role by introducing...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for March 1, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 3.18 percent year-on-year inflation in February 2018;...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 28, 2018 contains economic highlights including : (i) President Jokowi has given the green light for the establishment of a state-owned oil and...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 27, 2018 contains economic highlights including : (i) state-owned energy company Pertamina has increased the prices of several non-subsidized...
The Jakarta Composite Index fell 0.6 percent over the week, in line with most markets in the region. The Rupiah depreciated against the US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen by 0.6 percent, 0.2 percent and...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 26, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Bank Indonesia recorded 7.4 percent year-on-year credit growth in January 2018, slower than...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 23, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Bank Indonesia recorded 3.25 percent year-on-year inflation in January 2018; The government...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 22, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: The Directorate General of Taxation launched a tax data integration system to improve taxpayer...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 21, 2018 contains economic highlights, including that there will be four incentives to boost investment are being prepared: tax allowance, tax...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 20, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Indonesia’s motorcycle sales rose 1.8 percent while car sales rose 11.1 percent year-on-year...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 19, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: although Central Bank holds benchmark rates steady at 4.25 percent, further easing around the...
The Jakarta Composite Index rose 0.5 percent over the week, in line with most markets in the region. The Rupiah depreciated against the US Dollar and Japanese Yen by 0.7 percent and 0.5 percent respectively,...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 15, 2018 contains economic highlights, including:Bank Indonesia keeps the BI 7 Day Reverse Repo Rate at 4.25 percent, Deposit Facility Rate at...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 14, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: The Indonesian government’s plan to lower tax on domestic sedan sales will be finalized by the...
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